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Other Rivers: A Chinese Education

Peter Hessler

China / Memoir

Hessler's account of teaching in a Sichuan high school during the Xi era, capturing how a new generation of Chinese students experience ambition, nationalism, and the pressure of gaokao in a country far changed from his earlier Peace Corps stint. Wang recommends it as perhaps the single best book for anyone newly curious about contemporary China.

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  • Dan Wang
    “Maybe best single book for curious about China”

    Wang's top recommendation for a general reader wanting to understand contemporary China through the granular experience of a Sichuan classroom.

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